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Is the word bacteria plural?
Yes, the noun 'bacteria' is the plural form of the singular noun 'bacterium'.
Is the word bacteria a plural or singular word?
Apparently, the singular form of bacteria is bacterium, but you can use the word bacteria for singular, too, and no one will correct you. If you are in science class or something, ifyou want to use a word other than bacteria for singular, then bacterium is the word to use. But you can't just use bacteria for singular all over the place and then put bacterium, you could confuse some people.So the final answer is: Bacteria is singular and plural at the same time, though bacterium works for singular as well.I hope I helped & good luck w/ your project or whatever you need this for!
Is Bacteria plural and singular?
Techincally, bacteria is plural. Bacterium is the singular. The reality of contemporary usage is that most people are unfamiliar with the word "bacterium" and use bacteria for both the singular and plural. However, you should try to avoid using bacteria as a singular in formal communication.
What is the plural form of bacteria?
Bacterium. The plural form -a comes from Latin, where a 2nd declension neuter noun's singular is -um and its plural is -a. You can see the same from datum, data;
Is bacteria a noun?
Yes, bacteria is a noun, the plural form for the singular bacterium, a common, concrete noun; a word for a single cell organism, a word for a thing.
Is bacterium plural?
bacteria is, unless you were to use the word "The" in front (the bacteria are) Answer The bacterium is ...., the bacteria are..... Bacteria is the plural form, bacterium is the singluar.
What is the singular name for bacteria?
The singular form for the plural noun bacteria is bacterium.
The singular of bacteria is?
The singular form is... bacterium.
Are bacteria same as bacterium?
biologically yes, grammatically no. Bacterium is the singular form of bacteria.
What is the plural of Bacteria?
Bacterium is singular, Bacteria is plural
Is the word antibiotic a noun?
Yes, the word antibiotic is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a drug that cures illnesses and infections caused by bacteria; a word for a thing.
Singular for bacteria?
Bacterium.
